Combination show-case.



No. 635.19l.

Patgnted Oct. 17,899.

P. SANGER &. C. L. SHUMATE.

COMBINATION SHOW CASE.

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ATENT COMBINATION SHOW-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 635,191, dated October17, 1899.

Application filed March 21, 1898. Serial No. 674.668. (No model.)

To (all w/wnt it may concern.-

Be it known that we, PHILIP SANGER and CLARENCE L. SHUMATE, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and Stateof Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in CombinationShow-Cases, of which the following is a specification.

The chief object of the present invention is to provide a new andimproved combination show-case, wherein are provided a rear compartmentpractically concealed from view to contain reserved goods or stock and afront compartment for the exhibition of the forward goods or stock, theconstruction being such that access to the reserve and forward goods orstock is readily effected through the medium of doors, which at thefront are transparent to exhibit the forward goods or stock tocustomers. This objectis accomplished in the manner and by the meanshereinafter de scribed and claimed, referencebeing made to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of acombination show-case embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1 indicates thebase, and 2 the upright skeleton framework,of the show-case, the top,front, and portions of the ends of which are composed of glass,preferably plateglass, to enable customers to inspect the goods or stockofiered for sale and which are placed in the forward-stock compartmenthereinafter referred to.

The interior of the show-caseis divided by a perpendicular partition 3and a horizontal partition 1 into a rear compartment 5 and front and topcompartments 6 and 7. The partitions 3 and 4E extend longitudinally thefull length of the frame of the show-case, the horizontal partitionresting at its front edge upon the top edge of the perpendicularpartition. The partition 3 is furnished at its front with amirrorsurface 8, and the upper side of the partition 4 is provided witha similar mirror-surface 9. The rear compartment 5 contains any desirednumber of shelves 10, supported by suitable brackets 12, preferablysecured to the rear side of the perpendicular partition 3. Im-

mediately in front of the mirror-surface of the perpendicular partitionare arranged a series of vertical rods or standards 13, carryingvertically-adjustable horizontal brackets 14, on which are placedshelves to support the forward goods or stock in the forward or frontcompartment 6. This front compartment 6, as well as the top compartment7, serves to display or exhibit what we term the forward goods or stock,so that the same can be inspected by customers. The horizontal partition4, with its mirror-surface 9, serves to support any desired articles orgoods in the top chamber '7, and the shelves 15 serve to supportarticles or goods in the chamber 6. The shelves 15 are preferablycomposed of plate-glass, and likewise the upper side of the partition 4may be provided with plateglass instead of a mirror-surface 9.

The front of the show-case is composed of sliding plate-glass doors 16and 17, and the top of the case is also composed of plate-glass 18. Therear of the show-case is composed at its top portion of sliding doors 19and at its lower portion of sliding doors 20. The sliding doors 19 servefor convenient access to the top chamber 7 of the show-case, while thesliding doors 20 serve for convenient access to the rear compartment 5,which contains the reserve goods or stock. The forward and topexhibitiomcompartments are designed to be replenished from time to time,as occasion requires, with goods taken from the rear reserve compartment5, as will be obvious without further explanation.

The rear sliding doors 19 and 20 may be ordinary wooden doors, or theymay be composed of glass or any material suitable for the purpose.

The base skeleton and frame of the showcase are preferably composed ofoak wood; but obviously these parts can be constructed of any materialand in any form, shape, or configuration that may be desired.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is- 1. A show-case,consisting of a skeleton frame having at the front sliding glass doorsand at the rear upper and lower independent doors, aperpendicularpartition running longitudinally of the skeleton frame and having at itstop a horizontal partition extending rearward to a back part of theframe, for the purpose of dividing the case into afront and topcompartment for the display of forward goods and a rear compartment forreserved goods, the upper rear door serving for access to the topcompartment and the lower rear door for access to the reserved-goodscompartment, and shelves located in the front compartment between thesaid perpendicular partition and the front sliding door, substantiallyas and for the purposes described.

2. A show-case, consisting of a skeleton frame, a perpendicularpartition extending longitudinally the full length of the frame andjoined at its upper end to a horizontal partition extending rearward toa back part of the frame for dividing the case into top and frontforward-goods-display compartments and a rear reserved-goodscompartment, shelves arranged, respectively, in front and in rear of thesaid perpendicularpartition, sliding glass doors at the front of saidskeleton frame for access to the forward-goods compartment, and upperandlower doors at the rear of the frame for access, respectively, to thetop compartment and the reserved-goods compartment, substantially asdescribed.

3. A show-case consisting of a skeleton frame, a perpendicular partitiondividing th interiorinto a front compartment for the dis play of forwardgoods and a rear compartment for containing reserved goods, a horizontal partition at the top of the reserved goods compartment, rods orstandards direct-1y in front of the perpendicular partition bracketsarranged on the rods or standard: and provided with suitable shelves,bracket: secured to the inner side of the perpendiculal partition andprovided with suitable shelves, a top compartment above thereserved-goods compartment, sliding doors for access to the topcompartment, sliding doors for access to the reserved-goods compartment,and plateglass sliding doors at the front of the frame for access to theforward-goods compartment, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence ofsubscribing witnesses.

PHILIP SANGER. CLARENCE L. SHUMATE. Vitnesses:

FITZHUGH HAWKEs, MAX J. ROSENFIELD, JAs. F. RoeERs.

